Do you refridgerate your eggs?

[doodlebug 3]

Just curious since we're from all over the planet here who refridgerates their eggs. In Egypt they do not and I'm told in the UK they just keep them in a cold dark place. I always refridgerate them but I'm starting to wonder if it's really necessary.

[MPGGPM 0]

Just curious since we're from all over the planet here who refridgerates their eggs. In Egypt they do not and I'm told in the UK they just keep them in a cold dark place. I always refridgerate them but I'm starting to wonder if it's really necessary.

You know.....a long time ago, I would have looked at this question and thought you were a nut to ask such a thing.

For all my life, of COURSE we refrigerated the eggs we bought!

Then. I met my wife...................and traveled to Turkey....................and it kind of opened my mind to a whole new world. Because......................in Turkey..............they DON'T refrigerate their eggs!!

I was shocked. I thought for sure, I'd never leave without aquiring a good case of "salmonella".........

But, you know what...............I have now expanded my mind....................and I now have opened up myself to the possibilty that not everyone refrigerates their eggs!

I'll tell ya........one trip to Turkey...............and I have opened myself to a whole new world of possibilities. I'm like a totally new person.

That there are actually people on this planet who DON'T refrigerate their eggs!

Who would've known...............................

[Nagishkaw 510]

I voted yes, only because if I ever bought or ate eggs, I would refrigerate them.

[Mary Lou 681]

I do refrigerate my eggs. Doodle your right in the UK they dont put them in the frig, first time i saw that i was shocked! For some reason i thought they were gonna be off and you couldnt eat them, but they were fine.

[KarenCee 3]

Hmmm....interesting! I refrigerate my eggs but only because I was raised that way. I too am afraid of salmonella as well. I don't see how *not* keeping them cold keeps that from happening....but I suppose there are all sorts of cultures that don't keep certain foods cold.

[Otto 83]

Refrigerate or Freeze

For safety's sake, refrigerate eggs immediately after purchase and use them within 4 to 5 weeks. Use hard-cooked eggs (in the shell or peeled) within 1 week after cooking. Cooked eggs, including hard-boiled eggs, and egg-containing foods should not sit out for more than 2 hours. Within 2 hours they should either be reheated or refrigerated. Refrigerate leftover cooked egg dishes up to 3-4 days. When refrigerating a large amount of a hot egg-containing leftover divide it into several shallow containers so it will cool quickly.

Use frozen eggs within one year. Eggs should not be frozen in their shells: to freeze whole eggs, beat yolks and whites together. Egg whites can also be frozen by themselves.

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[Jenn! 918]

When I lived in Italy I didn't refrigerate my eggs because they weren't refrigerated when I bought them in the grocery store. Here I do refrigerate them because that's how they're sold.

[Alex+R 0]

Maybe it depends on what they do to the eggs before they hit the shelves? Dunno.

[Mary Lou 681]

Refrigerate or Freeze

For safety's sake, refrigerate eggs immediately after purchase and use them within 4 to 5 weeks. Use hard-cooked eggs (in the shell or peeled) within 1 week after cooking. Cooked eggs, including hard-boiled eggs, and egg-containing foods should not sit out for more than 2 hours. Within 2 hours they should either be reheated or refrigerated. Refrigerate leftover cooked egg dishes up to 3-4 days. When refrigerating a large amount of a hot egg-containing leftover divide it into several shallow containers so it will cool quickly.

Use frozen eggs within one year. Eggs should not be frozen in their shells: to freeze whole eggs, beat yolks and whites together. Egg whites can also be frozen by themselves.

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When i was a kid, my mom never refrigerated hardboiled eggs. They always tasted fine and none of us ever got sick off them. But i definitely refrigerated my hardboiled eggs.

[Aymerlu 3]

In Egypt they do not

Did that freak you out as much as it freaked me out? I remember going to a shop for a sandwich and a big chunk of meat and cheese sitting on a slicer. This is in the middle of July so you can imagine how hot it was! I ate it and survived. Everything that I keep in the fridge was just sitting out on a shelf there!

To answer your question though, yes, I do put my eggs in the fridge

[akim oda 0]

I refridgerate mine. My fiance is from Ghana, they don't refridgerate theirs. They buy them on the road side, in a small plastic bag. I thought it was strange to not keep them cool, but he told me he never heard of refridgerating them. Well everything was fine, I didn't get sick.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I watched the Discovery Channel here in the USA a few years ago that mentions maggots growing inside eggs.

Eggs at the supermarket has an expiration date. Once past the expiration date, it's sent back to the facility for sorting. The sorting will see if the eggs can be re-sold or not. Some have maggots in them. Those that do will be discarded or sold to another company that uses them for food to various animals. This is from the Discovery Channel.

Question that may come up. How does this affect whether or not eggs should be refrigerated? Well, according to the carton on where the eggs go, it says KEEP REFRIGERATED. Then, if those who still lack common sense, then I don't know what else to say.

Edited April 9, 2007 by consolemaster

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I came to Germany in 2004 and most stores did not put the eggs in cold storage. However, by the time I left last month, most had switched over to doing that. I can't imagine not putting eggs in the fridge.

[Mags 112]

I do refrigerate my eggs. Doodle your right in the UK they dont put them in the frig, first time i saw that i was shocked! For some reason i thought they were gonna be off and you couldnt eat them, but they were fine.

I'm from the UK and I don't know anyone who doesn't stick their eggs in the fridge!

[Mary Lou 681]

I do refrigerate my eggs. Doodle your right in the UK they dont put them in the frig, first time i saw that i was shocked! For some reason i thought they were gonna be off and you couldnt eat them, but they were fine.

I'm from the UK and I don't know anyone who doesn't stick their eggs in the fridge!

My MIL doesnt, neither do some mates of mine from the UK, so guess they are weird